May 2015: Monthly Training Summary

Actual Numbers:
Miles Run: 182.8
Miles Biked: 200.1
Total Running Time: 32:08
Total Biking Time: 11:01
Running Elevation Gain: 18,711'
Biking Elevation Gain: 7,015

Total miles:  382.9
Total Time: 43 Hours
Total Gain: 25,726


Loose Training Goals From Apr For May:
Miles Run: 200
Miles Biked: 450
Total Running Time: 35 Hours
Total Biking Time: 25 Hours
Running Elevation gain: 25,000'
Biking Elevation Gain: 20,000'

I came up shy of my goals this month. Much of this can be blamed on the unusual amounts of heavy weather we had. Every day was forecast for a monsoon and thunderstorms. I get in most of my bike miles by commute to work but it is on the plains so there is no where to hide from lightning. I kept joking, I have a rain coat but not lightning coat... With all the water, the trails were to bike without ruining and most were no fun for running. On top of that, I was replacing the engine in my Honda CRV that I had blown in the end of April. I decided to do the job myself after my Graduation early in the month. Ok ok. enough excuses. I was able to finally start running again and ramping up the running miles which was a good thing. Considering I was just getting back into it, my miles were great going from almost 0 to 182 when normal is just over 200. Each week, I just went a little more and a little more. Mid month, I tried my first training long hill run and took my coveted chance at Mt. Rosa on the Colorado Springs skyline sitting at about 11,500'. I started encountering snow at just above 10k' and by 10,700 it was solid and about waist deep. Up by the summit, it was chest deep but I was walking mostly on top. Just in the small amount of time I took on the summit, I was post holing bad on the descent. I wanted to descend the North side and come back around the other way but couldn't find the trail so I came back the way I came up until I hit the old road. I decided to take that N. vs the trail back down. It was postholing nightmare for a couple miles before becoming a deadend. I didn't want to go back through so I bushwacked down to 7 bridges and then up Buckhorn and around back to the parking lot to finish. It felt good so I signed up for Jemez 50 miler the following weekend. With the small volume, I was very pleased with my results at Jemez and excited for the summer. My continued biking in April, helped me to not lose too much fitness. All in all, while my lowest volume month of the year, I was happy with the end result. June, I expect to get back to my 60 hour mark while I start the Leadman Journey in the Marathon.

Loose Training Goals For June:
Miles Run: 200
Miles Biked: 450
Total Running Time: 35 Hours
Total Biking Time: 25 Hours
Running Elevation gain: 25,000'
Biking Elevation Gain: 20,000'



Until next month...

See you at the top!